Former Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is out of office, but the city of Pittsburgh is still fighting on his behalf. The city law department recently filed a brief to keep Ravenstahl's calendar out of the public eye.

WHEN OFFERS ARRIVED A VICTIM WHISPERED DAVE SHOT ME JUST BEFORE HE TOOK HIS LAST BREATH. MPBLT THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH IS STILL FIGHTING ON HIS BEHALF. THE CITY LAW DEPARTMENT FILED A BRIEF TO KEEP RAVENSTAHL'S CALENDAR OUT OF PUBLIC EYE. YOU ASKED THE NEW MAYOR THE REASONS BEHIND THIS DECISION. Reporter: THE STATE'S OFFICE ORDERED CITY TO TURN IT OVER TO US BUT THE ADMINISTRATION TOOK WTAE TO COURT TO TRY TO KEEP THE CALENDAR PRIVATE. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION SHOWS WHERE IT STANDS ON THIS ISSUE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS REBUILD AND RESTORE TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY. Reporter: MAYOR BILL PEDUDO TALKS ABOUT HIS OPENNESS. IT'S EASIER TO SUBMIT MY SCHEDULE THAN MAYOR RAVENSTAHL'S SCHEDULE. Reporter: PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS 4 ASKED FOR THE CALENDAR MONTHS AGO. WHILE THE ADMINISTRATION SAID NO TO OUR REQUEST, THE STATE ORDERED IT TO TURN OVER THE CALENDAR. NEW THE ISSUE IS IN FRONT OF A JUDGE AND THE PEDUDO ADMINISTRATION HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE SAME FIGHT. THIS DOCUMENT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE STANDING UP FOR KEEPING A CALENDAR PRIVATE. AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF TRICKY SINCE IT'S LUKE'S SCHEDULE. AT THE SAME TIME IF THERE ARE INVESTIGATIONS GOING WE DON'T WA TO JEOPARDIZE OR BE ACCUSED OF DETERMINING THE OUT PUT. Reporter: THE PEDUDO ADMINISTRATION FIRST COURT FILING ON THE ISSUE CITY ATTORNEYS ARGUE THE CALENDAR IS PRIVATE SINCE IT WAS FOR THE MAYOR'S PERSONAL USE. THE BRIEF INCLUDES A SWORN STATEMENT THAT THE CALENDAR WAS NEVER USED FOR ANY OFFICIAL PURPOSES AND THEY SAY HIS CALENDAR IS EXEMPT BECAUSE IT'S A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE RECORD TURNED OVER TO FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS AS PART OF ONGOING PROBE. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER INFORMATION WE WOULD RELEASE COULD IN ANY WAY BECOME HARMFUL TO ANY INVESTIGATION. Reporter: U.S. ATTORNEY STATED THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO RAVENSTAHL'S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES. PEDUDO WILL LET CITY LAWYERS AND A JUDGE DECIDE WHETHER TO RELEASE IT TO PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS 4. THE HARDEST PART OF THE JOB IS BRINGING A LOT OF THIS STUFF THAT'S COME UP RECENTLY WHETHER IT'S THE MISSING OR STOLEN PROPERTY OR THE SCHEDULE OF THE FORMER MAYOR. I DON'T WANT IT TO HOLD US BACK FROM THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO.

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